Jane Ball hears from her internet mentor Jay Kubassek, who lists her achievements. “I am so proud of you,” he says.

Jane Ball is learning how to advertise for small businesses on the Internet.

By:Judy SteedSpecial to the Star, Published on Wed May 16 2012

You’ve read about Jane Ball’s progress in Turning Point. She is building her website and learning how to advertise for small businesses on the Internet. It sounds easier than it is.

Jay Kubassek, the founder and CEO of ProU, an online Internet marketing firm that is training her, wrote to her about her accomplishments.

“Hey Jane, you are amazing,” he wrote. “In a time like this, it is important to let the dust settle and see what you have accomplished thus far.”

Here are a few of her “wins,” as Kubassek listed them:

• You found the confidence to submit the Turning Point application to the Star;

• Your energy and overall sense of self and purpose is 10 times more apparent than before;

• You have moved your life to a creative plane from a reactive plane;

• You spoke up on conference calls with hundreds of people listening;

• You are learning HTML, the language of web pages. And you are using web-specific terms — like blogging, branding, congruency, wordpress — a language that is entirely new to you.

• You have created a blog, your own space on the World Wide Web;

• You landed a part-time gig working online;

• You are thinking about your target audience;

• Most importantly, you have built incredible courage. You are moving forward in spite of the fear. This is likely the most critical trait of an entrepreneur and this cannot be taught so kudos to you. I am so proud of you.

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